The US economy added 147,000 jobs in June. That was more than expected. The unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.1%.Here to talk more about all this, NBC News correspondent, Christine Romans, and Investipedia's editor-in chief, Caleb Silver. Good morning. Good to have both of you with us.So, Christine, it has been a resilient first half of the year for the US jobs market despite all the questions about tariffs and everything else. Let's just start with the numbers. Walk us through with this jobs report.I me ...

What on earth do you do with this one this morning. You know, Jonathan, I haven't heard you say it yet, but, you know, this is a great example of where the first reaction is, not necessarily the last reaction. I think we've got to rewrite these headlines, everybody.This is about the private payrolls and private payrolls. Disappointed to the downside. Mike, Mickey just talked about the upside surprise.It's government and that may be surprising. Federal government was down. That's not surprising. That's doege ...

Market Catalyst anchor Brad Smith breaks down the latest market movers for July 2, 2025. President Trump's tax bill faces an uphill battle as it heads to the House after narrowly passing the Senate. Any changes to the bill would send it back to the Senate and make reaching the president's deadline difficult. Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Correspondent Nick Timiraos speaks with Brad about the outlook for Fed rate cuts as the ADP report showed an unexpected decline in private payrolls in June. This cont ...

We've got ADP crossing the wires. Let's get to him. Minus 33,000.ADP saying that uh non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000. That's substantially below for the second month in a row the estimate of a 100,000. It is the only decline since March of 2023.Good sector not doing too badly of 32,000. The losses appear to come from the services sector. We'll show you details in a second of - 66,000.And there's the non-farm payroll estimate which includes government and the private sector for tomorrow, Thursday. Rememb ...

Key Takeaways Consumer sentiment surged 16.3% in June, its first rise in six months. FUBO, CCL, LOPE, and TILE are Zacks Rank #2 stocks with strong earnings growth and improving estimates. Markets are rallying on easing trade and geopolitical tensions, plus hopes for a Fed rate cut soon.Wall Street is on a rally, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting new all-time highs as trade worries and geopolitical tensions have eased. Also, optimism surrounding a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in the coming weeks ...

S&P 500 Hits New High The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to end at 6,173.07 points on Friday, hitting an all-time high. The index reached an intraday high of 6,1787.68, surpassing its previous record of 6,147.43 points. The S&P 500 had a roller-coaster journey this year. The index surged to an all-time high in February on hopes that Trump's business-friendly policies would help the broader market. However, Trump announced sprawling tariffs soon after moving into the White House. Key Takeaways The Wall Street rally has r ...

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The US and China have signed a trade agreement. US Commerce Secretary Lutnik says it includes a commitment from Beijing to deliver rare earths. But the clock's still ticking for other trading partners worldwide -- scrambling to reach the finish line before that July 9th tariff increase deadline; US economic data boosts bets the Fed will cut rates at least twice this year... Traders now focusing on PCE data today and the jobs report next week for more clues; and Iran rejects claims that nuclear talks with US ...

today, not with rates, but a lot around it, certainly oil. I think that's a good question. Steve Liesman, thank you.All right. So your next three guests all agree that the Federal Reserve will not cut rates today, but that does not mean there is no story because what's going to happen, as we just talked about still a little cloudy. Let's bring in Wells Fargo's Paul Christopher Societe Generale's Subadra Rajappa and Northern Trust Carl Tannenbaum.Great panel. Subadra. I will begin with you.Your I would imagi ...

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